https://www.ohbabymagazine.com/blog/how-to-host-a-baby-shower-for-the-dad-to-be/ Oh Baby! Magazine Thu, 04 Mar 2021 10:30:00 +0000 hourly 1 https://www.ohbabymagazine.com/blog/how-to-host-a-baby-shower-for-the-dad-to-be/#comment-2046 Fri, 20 Apr 2012 00:32:00 +0000 https://www.ohbabymagazine.com/?p=8512#comment-2046 We hosted a BabyQ last fall, as the majority of our friends are dudes it seemed the way to go. 
Kept things super chill, had a lot of nerdy presents on our wish list (we’re both hailing from the video game industry, so expect our daughter’s going to grow up surrounded by a high level of geek stuff). It was nice to have a gift list that didn’t force a visit to baby stores (terrifying!), instead asked for household basics or online purchases that took the pressure & guesswork away. As ice breakers, we had a digital baby book I designed at the party that everyone could contribute to, as well as roving photo taking for social media posting. Managed to integrate friends, family and colleagues in what is really a celebration of the next step in our collective relationships rather than a pink-splosion  of frippery and gender-qualifying gifting. 

]]> https://www.ohbabymagazine.com/blog/how-to-host-a-baby-shower-for-the-dad-to-be/#comment-2047 Fri, 20 Apr 2012 00:32:00 +0000 https://www.ohbabymagazine.com/?p=8512#comment-2047 We hosted a BabyQ last fall, as the majority of our friends are dudes it seemed the way to go. 
Kept things super chill, had a lot of nerdy presents on our wish list (we’re both hailing from the video game industry, so expect our daughter’s going to grow up surrounded by a high level of geek stuff). It was nice to have a gift list that didn’t force a visit to baby stores (terrifying!), instead asked for household basics or online purchases that took the pressure & guesswork away. As ice breakers, we had a digital baby book I designed at the party that everyone could contribute to, as well as roving photo taking for social media posting. Managed to integrate friends, family and colleagues in what is really a celebration of the next step in our collective relationships rather than a pink-splosion  of frippery and gender-qualifying gifting. 

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